Benjamin Schmidt (1995-) is a culture critic, product and brand consultant, and occasional freelance writer and photographer. He's an Arts and Culture Editor at The Knockturnal and the Editor-In-Chief of The Interior Review. He writes with an international and conceptually formalist perspective on a wide range of topics.
He's appeared as a panelist at The Red House, a speaker at St. John's University, and has appeared on Pratt Radio. He has been a judge for the Miss USA pageant.
Samples of writing and video/photo content are below. Contact him via Muck Rack.
A Day of Selects: A Visual Critique of Warhol's Shot Sage Blue Marilyn, 1964 - The Interior Review
Art Paris 2022: Domesticity, Surrealism, and the Influence of the Digital are on Full Display - The Interior Review
Chris Schanck: Off-World at Museum of Art and Design in New York - The Interior Review
5 Future-Defining Details at the Towers of the Waldorf Astoria - The Interior Review
Investigation: Does Kylie Jenner or Kim Kardashian Own Any Furniture? - The Interior Review
How to Look at a Rothko - The Interior Review
TEFAF New York Spring 2018 Show - The Knockturnal
Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer at Metropolitan Museum of Art - The Knockturnal
A Critical Look: The Rise of Fashion as Art - Jones Magazine
Automotive Review: 2022 Lincoln Aviator is the Best American SUV You Can Buy - The Knockturnal
The Unexpected Satisfactions of Going to Las Vegas - The Interior Review
On Traveling Internationally with a Debit Card - The Interior Review
Hotel Review: The Dubai EDITION Hotel in Downtown Dubai - The Knockturnal
Automotive Review: 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E - The Knockturnal
SAS Scandinavian Airlines Go SK908: Newark (EWR) to Oslo (OSL) (February 2020) - The Interior Review
Study: Watching People at SculptureCenter - The Interior Review
Trip Report: Weekend at Lake Placid, NY with Ford EcoSport - The Knockturnal
Automotive Review: 2018 Ford EcoSport Titanium - The Knockturnal
Chadwick Boseman Ups His Game (Feature) - EBONY Magazine
What Makes Karl Lagerfeld So Irreplaceable? - BOND Official
The Journey of Female Entrepreneurship: Wingee Sampaio Discusses the 15 Years of the Cartier Women's Initiative - The Knockturnal for Cartier
Susanne Bartsch Talks Her Favorite Wine Right Now, Inspirations, and more - The Knockturnal
Co-Founder of Short Stories, Pir Granoff on Hospitality - BOND Official
Arquiste Parfumeur Carlos Huber Talks Historic Preservation in Fragrance and Architecture - BOND Official
Kathryn Hahn Talks Febreze Campaign, Career & More - The Knockturnal
Where The Avant-Garde Lives Today: Andrei Ujică's '2 Pasolini' and Artavazd Peleshian's 'La Nature' Premier at NYFF59 - The Interior Review
Tribeca Film Festival Film Review: New York, New York Shorts - The Knockturnal
‘Les Misérables’ Explores Racial And Cultural Tension In Modern France - The Knockturnal
Nadine Labaki's "Capernaum" is Unrelenting Realism with a Time-Sensitive Message - The Knockturnal
Kaspar Astrup Schroder Tries To Pry With ‘Big Time,’ Starring Bjarke Ingels - The Knockturnal
Film Review: Love, Cecil (Documentary, 2018) - The Knockturnal
Film Review: Terrance Malick's Knight of Cups - The Knockturnal
Where are the Venezuelans Going? - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNGA 72: Trump and DPRK Volley Threats at General Assembly Debate - The Knockturnal
Tillerson, Lavrov on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and DPRK amid United Nations General Assembly - The Knockturnal
The Margarita, Three Ways: Tequila-Forward Cocktails for Cinco De Mayo And Beyond - The Knockturnal for Diageo
Massimo Bottura Celebrates International Friends of Festival Verdi with an Explosive Five Course Meal - The Knockturnal
HBO Hosts A Lavish NYC Dinner Celebrating Gentleman Jack Season 2 - The Knockturnal for HBO
What to Sip, Mix, and Serve This Holiday Season - The Knockturnal
Château De La Chaize And Taub Family Selections Host Tasting Luncheon In NYC - The Knockturnal
Heather Thompson, David Yurman, Lynn Yaeger and many others support Museum of Art and Design's MAD About Jewelry Benefit - The Knockturnal
Southampton Animal Shelter Foundation hosts 1st Annual SO FETCH Beach Party Fundraiser - The Knockturnal
Froth Coffee Bar Hosts “I Stand With Ukraine” Fundraising Event In Lower East Side - The Knockturnal
Anthony Haden-Guest, Lauren Ezersky, and More Attend the Launch of Continental Literary Magazine's First Issue at Chelsea Hotel - The Knockturnal
Olivia Palermo, Katie Holmes, Victor Cruz And More Celebrate Art At The 2020 Whitney Art Party - The Knockturnal
Sonos Partners with Lorde to Debut a New Sonos Radio Station; Reveals $279 Ray Soundbar - The Knockturnal for Sonos
Five Important Couches - The Interior Review
Instagram Reel/TikTok: LaQuan Smith Hosts MET Gala Afterparty at The Edge at Hudson Yards - The Knockturnal
Instagram Reel/TikTok: HBO Hosts A Lavish NYC Dinner Celebrating Gentleman Jack Season 2 - The Interior Review for HBO
Instagram Reel/TikTok: Tour Dubai in the new Mercedes-Benz S Class - The Interior Review for Dubai Tourism
Instagram Reel/TikTok: TRESemmé and PatBO Host Fashion Week Party at 0 Bond - The Knockturnal
Instagram Reel/TikTok: The Knockturnal Hosts Halloween Ghostsbusters Screening in Times Square - The Knockturnal
Instagram Reel/TikTok: Bacardi, Santa Teresa, and Pyrat Host an Intimate Mixology Event at Las Lap - The Knockturnal
Instagram Reel/TikTok: Taste Test: Mumm Napa's Brut Prestige - The Interior Review
Instagram Reel/TikTok: Taste Test: Marion Bossier's Blanc de Blancs Champagne - The Interior Review
Instagram Reel/TikTok: Lincoln Brings Elvis Presley's 1956 Continental Mark II to the New York International Auto Show - The Knockturnal
Instagram Reel/TikTok: Sydney Sweeney Teams up with eBay Motors to Restore Her Vintage Ford Bronco - The Knockturnal
Instagram Reel/TikTok: Experience Camp Jeep at the New York International Auto Show - The Knockturnal
Benjamin Schmidt is available for work.